The 2002 IBPA Awards

The IBPA Personality of the Year

Patrick Jourdain (Wales)

The Digital Fountain Hand of the Year

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Player: Sebastian Kristensen (Den)

Journalist: Otto Charles Pedersen (Den)

See IBPA Bulletin No. 441 page 10 - Danish Tournament Sep 2001

The other hands on the short-list were:

Geir Helgemo (Norway) by Jan Martel (USA) also Bulletin 441 page 10; Daniela von Arnim (Germany) by Brent Manley (USA) Bulletin 442 page 12; Sabine Auken (Germany) by Christian Farwig (Ger) Bulletin 442 page 6; Michal Kwiecien (Poland) by Mark Horton (Eng) Bulletin 445 page 11; Krzystof Jassem (Poland) by Richard Colker (USA), Bull 446 page 11.

The Romex Award for Best Auction

Sponsored by George Rosenkranz (Mexico)

Players: Anton Maas & Bep Vriend (Net)
Journalist: Jos Jacobs (Net)
See: Bulletin 447 page 6 - The European Mixed Teams Championship

The other auctions on the short-list were: Huub Bertens & Ton Bakkeren (Net) by Patrick Jourdain (Wales) Bulletin 449 page 9; Knud-Erik & Ellen Jensen (Den) by Charles Otto Pedersen (Den) Bulletin 445 page 15; Jon Cooke & Martin Garvey (Eng) by Peter Burrows (Eng) Bulletin 443 page 14; Hajdu-Szilagyi (Hungary) by Mark Horton (Eng) Bulletin 444 page 6.

The Fr. Joseph Hahn & Arthur Kong Award for Best Defence

Sponsored by Rita Shugart (USA)

Player: Tony Forrester (Eng)
Journalist: Andrew Robson (Eng) in The Times
Bulletin 443 page 4 - Las Vegas Nov 2001

Other defences on the short-list were: Paul Soloway (USA) by Patrick Jourdain (Wales) Bulletin 442 page 13; David Berkowitz (USA) by Irina Levitina (USA) Bulletin 443 page 3; Morten Bilde (Den) by Villy Dam (Den) Bulletin 443 page 15; Andrew Robson (Eng) by Jos Jacobs (Net) Bulletin 445 page 9; Bobby Richman & Ishmael Del'Monte (Australia) by Richard Solomon (NZ) Bulletin 449 page 16.

The okBridge Award for a Junior

Player: Mikhail Krasnosselski (Russia)

Journalist: Michael Rosenblum (Russia)
Bulletin 450 page 13 - European Junior Teams, Torquay

The other Juniors on the shortlist were:

Vincent Demuy (Can) by Ib Lundby (Den) Bulletin 440 page 3; Krzystof Buras (Pol) by Andrzej Aleksanddrzak (Pol) Bulletin 441 page 5; L. H. Chin (Hong Kong) by Brian Senior Bulletin 449 page 5; Romain Tembouret & Jean-Francois Grias (France) by Patrick Jourdain (Wales) Bulletin 451.

Copies of the hands that won the Awards are available in the Press Room.